Thread: Recommendations for hiking poles

Avoid the folding ones, I've seen many get stuck in muddy ground and pull apart upon the next step

Originally Posted by No good names left

Avoid the folding ones, I've seen many get stuck in muddy ground and pull apart upon the next step

I've never experienced that. Must be crappy quality if able to do that. With the push pin locked there's no more than 5mm stretch possible with my AliExpress and previous Black Diamond z poles.

Originally Posted by No good names left

Avoid the folding ones, I've seen many get stuck in muddy ground and pull apart upon the next step

I have some Leki micro vario poles and you cannot pull the joints apart when they are locked to the desired length. I still prefer cam locks when hunting though as you can easily vary the height when using them as shooting sticks.